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Title:
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BEATING THE DRAGON
THE RECOVERY FROM DEPENDENT DRUG USE |
By: |
James McIntosh, Neil P. McKeganey |
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Paperback |

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ISBN 10: |
0130871710 |
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9780130871718 |
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Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
Pub. date: |
1 September, 2001 |
Pages: |
184 |
Description: |
A topical examination of the use and effects of illegal drug use, this text recounts and analyzes the experience of drug users themselves in an effort to provide readers with an open-minded account of addiction and recovery. |
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Suitable for 2nd and 3rd year students taking courses on drug use/misuse principally in departments such as Sociology, Law, Cultural and Media Studies, and Psychology. Also particularly relevant for students taking courses leading to a profession, such as nurses and social workers. The use of illegal drugs is widespread in many societies. Within many western societies particular concern has been focused on the nature and extent of illegal drug use amongst young people. In much of the media coverage an impression is often conveyed that the use of illegal drugs other than cannabis is a one way street leading inevitably to addiction, destitution, family breakdown and death. This impression fails to grasp the fact that most drug users do not become addicts and most addicts do not die. The perception of addiction as a fixed end point characterised by personal and social dissolution fails to recognise that many dependent drug users, even after a period of prolonged dependent drug use, nevertheless still manage to overcome their dependence upon illegal drugs.This process of recovery, either with or without the assistance of helping agencies, has been variously described by researchers, drug counsellors, clinicians and others. |
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Prentice Hall |
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